Summer Internship (Structural Engineering) London, England
Job description
Location: London
Salary: £25K pro-rata
Duration: 6 Weeks
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Who We Are
The Useful Simple Trust (UST) consists of four professional design and consultancy practices: Expedition Engineering, Useful Projects, Useful Studio and Thomas Matthews. We share innovative ideas, space and experience, and collaborate on a range of high-profile projects in the UK and internationally. Our breadth of experience gives us a depth of inter-disciplinary thinking rarely found in the industry.
The company has 90+ talented and committed civil and structural engineers, architects, strategists and designers, sustainability & construction innovation consultants who work side-by-side creating positive outcomes for our changing environment following our key company values Work for Good, More with Less, Restore and Adapt and Get, Set, Zero.
As a Social Enterprise, B-Corp™ and Employee Benefit Organisation, we do things differently. Our people are highly motivated and committed, in part because our structure and values mean that our combined success is shared equitably. We share part of our profit and re-invest the rest in research, social and environmental projects. We deliver purposeful projects that we believe have a sustainable impact on our clients and the wider human environment.
Expedition Engineering is an award-winning engineering consultancy responsible for designing iconic structures such as the Velodrome, the cable car and Chiswick footbridge in London. We also work at small scale, having just done all the structural checks for the Hop sculpture currently installed on the South Bank, London. In addition to structural engineering, Expedition is involved in masterplanning and civil engineering projects, as well as leading on innovation to challenge traditional methods of construction (i.e. AVA footbridge design).
What we are looking for
We are seeking talented and enthusiastic structural engineering university students to join the Trust for a summer internship. We have plenty of work that you will get the chance to be involved with, take a look at our website and LinkedIn to get an idea what we do!
Professional qualifications and core knowledge are expected to include:
- Studying a relevant degree accredited by either the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Institution of Structural Engineers and graduating in either 2024 or 2025
- Demonstrated knowledge in Structural Engineering, including:
oAbility to analyse structures through a combination of hand calculation, sketching and software
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, or equivalent
Personal Attributes
- Passion for engineering, and for building a better future
- Committed, hardworking and proactive approach to tasks
- Flexible, organised and good communicator
- Happy to contribute and get involved in different types of projects and initiatives around the office
- Enjoys working in a team
What we offer
We believe in investing and growing our people as much as we do our business. We foster talent, equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing to develop a high performing and sustainable workforce.
- The opportunity to assist on an interesting range of projects
- The chance to work alongside and learn from our talented and passionate engineers
- Culture of innovation and pushing the boundaries of sustainable and regenerative design across numerous sectors
We want anyone to be able to work for us and recognise that relocation to London may require up-front costs that are difficult to meet. As well as setting a fair salary for the internship, we offer to advance pay part of the internship salary to help those for whom finances might be a barrier to application. Discussions around affordability and any support you require will be had at interview.
